Study Questions

1. What characteristics make software engineering a suitable topic to be discussed from an international perspective?

2. Select three countries and search the Web for information about their high-tech economy. In what ways is the high-tech culture in these countries similar? In what ways is it different?

3. If you had the option to establish a software house anywhere on the globe, what considerations would you address during the decision-making process? How would each of these considerations influence your decision?

4. Assume that your company has two sites in two different countries. How will you share development between the two sites? What communication channels between the two sites will you establish?

5. After the September 11 terror attack on the United States, the Pew Internet & American Life Project published the following report: The commons of the tragedy: How the Internet was used by millions after the terror attacks to grieve, console, share news, and debate the country s response.

   Read the report at www.pewinternet.org/ reports / pdfs /PIP_Tragedy_Report.pdf . How would you explain the facts it presents ?

6. Identify three additional events that had a global influence on the high-tech industry. Describe the influence of each event.